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Union Calendar No. 337 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 114–441] 

To authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf Islands National 

Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 19, 2015 

Mr. PALAZZO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 19, 2015] 

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A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf 

Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, 

between the National Park Service and the Veterans 

of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Islands National 

5 Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEA7 SHORE, JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 

8 (a) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

9 the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 

10 Park Service (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

11 may convey to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5699 (in 

12 this section referred to as the ‘‘Post’’) all right, title, and 

13 interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real prop14 erty, consisting of approximately 1.542 acres and located 

15 within the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Jackson 

16 County, Mississippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 

17 8 east. 

18 (b) LAND TO BE ACQUIRED.—In exchange for the 

19 property described in subsection (a), the Post shall convey 

20 to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of the Post in 

21 and to a parcel of real property, consisting of approxi22 mately 2.161 acres and located in Jackson County, Mis23 sissippi, section 34, township 7 north, range 8 east. 

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1 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of the par2 cels of real property to be exchanged under this section are 

3 deemed to be equal. 

4 (d) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 

5 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

6 require the Post to cover costs to be incurred by the 

7 Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs 

8 incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the land ex9 change under this section, including survey costs, 

10 costs related to environmental documentation, and 

11 any other administrative costs related to the land ex12 change. If amounts are collected from the Secretary in 

13 advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs 

14 and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually in15 curred by the Secretary to carry out the land ex16 change, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount 

17 to the Post. 

18 (2) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— 

19 Amounts received as reimbursement under paragraph 

20 (1) shall be credited to the fund or account that was 

21 used to cover those costs incurred by the Secretary in 

22 carrying out the land exchange. Amounts so credited 

23 shall be merged with amounts in such fund or account 

24 and shall be available for the same purposes, and submstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ject to the same conditions and limitations, as 

2 amounts in such fund or account. 

3 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

4 and legal description of property to be exchanged under this 

5 section shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 

6 Secretary and the Post. 

7 (f) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of real 

8 property under this section shall be accomplished using a 

9 quit claim deed or other legal instrument and upon terms 

10 and conditions mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and 

11 the Post, including such additional terms and conditions 

12 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter13 ests of the United States. 

14 (g) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Land and in15 terests in land acquired by the United States under sub16 section (b) shall be administered by the Secretary as part 

17 of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. 

18 (h) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—Upon completion 

19 of the land exchange under this section, the Secretary shall 

20 modify the boundary of the Gulf Islands National Seashore 

21 to reflect such land exchange. 

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Union Calendar No. 337 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4119 

[Report No. 114–441] 

A BILL 

To authorize the exchange of certain land located 

for other purposes. Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and County, Mississippi, between the National Park in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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